Ryobi RE180PL1G Operation Manual - Page 10

OPERATION WARNING: Do not allow familiarity with tools to make you careless. Remember that a careless fraction of a second is sufficient to inflict serious injury. WARNING: Always wear safety goggles or safety glasses with side shields when operating power tools. Failure to do so could result in objects being thrown into your eyes resulting in possible serious injury. WARNING: Do not use any attachments or accessories not recommended by the manufacturer of this tool. The use of attachments or accessories not recommended can result in serious personal injury. APPLICATIONS You may use this tool for the purposes listed below:  Rout grooves, carve designs, mortise door jambs, and create joints in wood and wood products  Cabinet making, routing counter tops, and finishing work in wood and wood products WARNING: Do not use bits with undersized shanks. Undersized shanks will not tighten properly and could be thrown from the tool causing injury. CAUTION: To prevent damage to the spindle or spindle lock, always allow motor to come to a complete stop before engaging the spindle lock. WARNING: If you are changing a bit immediately after use, be careful not to touch the collet nut, bit, or collet with your hands or fingers. You will get burned because of the heat buildup from cutting. Always use the wrench provided. WARNING: If the collet nut is not securely tightened, the bit may detach during use, causing serious personal injury. WARNING: Bit continues to rotate after the router has been turned off. To avoid injury, wait until the bit has come to a complete stop before removing router from the workpiece. WARNING: Do not use bits which are larger than 2-1/4 in. Never use bits which are larger in diameter than the opening in the router subbase. These situations could cause possible loss of control or create other hazardous conditions that could cause possible serious personal injury. IN0STALLING/REMOVING THE 1/4 in. ADAPTOR See Figures 2 - 3. The collet is machined to precision tolerances to fit bits with 1/2 in. diameter shanks. To use bits with 1/4 in. diameter shanks, insert the 1/4 in. adaptor into the 1/2 in. collet.  Unplug the router.  Remove chip shield from router base by pushing two sides together and removing from base.  Depress spindle lock.  Place the wrench provided through front of router base onto collet nut and turn counterclockwise to loosen.  Install adaptor once collet nut is loose.  Tighten the collet nut securely by turning clockwise with the wrench provided.  Release spindle lock.  Replace chip shield. To remove the adaptor:  Place the wrench provided through front of router base onto collet nut and turn counterclockwise to loosen.  Loosen the collet nut and remove the adaptor.  Release the spindle lock. COLLET NUT COLLET 1/4 in. ADAPTOR Fig. 2 10